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About 4640 litres of varied brands of illicit drinks valued at Rwf4 million seized in varied Police operations in Bugesera District were destroyed on September 23, with a call for the public to stand up against the illicit drugs blamed for fuelling other community crimes.
The destroyed illicit substances confiscated in the last one month include 1480 liters of a banned gin, Kanyanga, 4160 litres varied brands of locally made illicit brew and 43 kilograms and 200 pellets of cannabis.
The public destruction exercise was witnessed by the district mayor, Louis Rwagaju along with the District Police Commander Superintendent of Police (SP) Darius Kalisa, among others.
It was also attended by area residents and students.
“The substances that we have destroyed today have the ability of affecting someone’s health and can as well be a result of insecurity,” Rwagaju told revelers.
He encouraged them to always be on the lookout for anyone involved in making, distribution or consuming such substances, and report them to police immediately.
SP Kalisa explained why such substances were banned and their impact on security.
“Anyone investing in such a business is literally wasting his or her money since when we seize them we destroy and oven detain the culprits,” Kalisa said.
Article 594 of the penal code, partly, stipulates that any person who, unlawfully, makes, transforms, imports, or sells narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances within the country, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to five year years and a fine of up to Rwf5 million.
